Proverbs 26:8
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26:8Like tying a stone in a sling,16
so is giving honor to a fool.
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- 16 The translation “like tying a stone in a sling” seems to make the most sense, even though the word for “sling” occurs only here. The point is that only someone who does not know how a sling works would do such a stupid thing (R. N. Whybray, Proverbs [], 152). So to honor a fool would be absurd; it would be counterproductive, for he would still be a fool.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Like one who binds the stone in the sling
is one who gives honor to a fool.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Giving honor to a fool
is like binding a stone in a sling.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Honoring a fool
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Like binding a stone in a sling,
so is giving honor to a fool.
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KJV 1900King James Version
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling,
So is he that giveth honour to a fool.
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